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Environment

Description: Environment (E)
Number of Questions: 15
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In the modern era, efforts of biodiversity conservation are based on

  1. genetic diversity

  2. species diversity

  3. ecosystem diversity

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which among the following is not a method to conserve land?

  1. Afforestation

  2. Check on overgrazing

  3. Regulated use of fertilizers

  4. Overuse of fertilizers and chemical pesticides


Correct Option: D

Ecosystem means

  1. interdependence of human beings on other things

  2. interdependence of animals on humans for survival

  3. interdependence of living beings for survival

  4. interdependence of living beings on non-living things


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ecosystem means interdependence of living beings for survival.

Which of the following actions does not cause soil erosion?

  1. Excessive ploughing

  2. Mulching

  3. Overgrazing

  4. Contour ploughing


Correct Option: D

The side effect(s) of heavy and constant grazing is/are that the

  1. upper layers of soil are loosened and are eroded

  2. lower layers are made more compact and root respiration is interfered with

  3. lower compact layers make root penetration difficult

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Chipko Movement started in

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Uttarakhand

  3. Assam

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Chipko Movement started in the early 1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

In India, the percentage of land under forest cover is approximately

  1. 2%

  2. 20%

  3. 35%

  4. 40%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In India, the percentage of land under forest cover is approximately 20%.

Social forestry programme started in

  1. 1990

  2. 1976

  3. 1986

  4. 1970


Correct Option: B

Who launched the Chipko movement?

  1. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

  2. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna

  3. Sunder Lal Bahuguna

  4. Baba Amte


Correct Option: C

In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in stripes or blocks, with the shortest trees on the desert side and the tallest on the other side. Such a plantation is called

  1. shelter belt

  2. agro forest

  3. wind break

  4. social forest


Correct Option: A

Which of the following factors is mainly responsible for the rise in temperature of atmosphere?

  1. Increase in the atmospheric density

  2. Increase in the usage of renewable energy

  3. Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide

  4. Decrease in the atmospheric humidity


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide

In which of the following cities is the Forest Research Institute located?

  1. Dehradun

  2. Bangalore

  3. Allahabad

  4. Hyderabad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Forest Research Institute is located in Dehradun.

Which of the following regions of India has the potentiality of harnessing tidal power?

  1. Gulf of Khambhat

  2. Gulf of Mannar

  3. Palk Strait

  4. Coast of Kerala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Gulf of Khambhat is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. It has the potentiality of harnessing tidal power. The difference in water height from low tide and high tide is potential energy. To capture sufficient power from the tidal energy potential, the height of high tide must be at least five meters (16 feet) greater than low tide.

The leading producer of wind energy in India is

  1. Gujarat

  2. Karnataka

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu

Which of the following revolutions is related to fisheries development?

  1. Blue Revolution

  2. Yellow Revolution

  3. Green Revolution

  4. White Revolution


Correct Option: A
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